Kanan Devi
Acting
Biography
Kanan Devi was a popular singer and actress and the earliest female star of Bengali cinema
Born: April 22, 1916
Place of Birth: Howra, West Bengal, India
Known For
Street Singer
Two street urchins dream of singing and making it big in the glamorous world of theatre in Calcutta.
Shree Gouranga
Sree Gouranga is a 1933 Indian Bengali biographical film that chronicles the life of the revered spiritual leader, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, also known as Gauranga. The film delves into the early life of Mahaprabhu, born Nimai in Mayapur in 1486, highlighting his mischievous childhood and subsequent intellectual brilliance. Despite family pressure to marry, Mahaprabhu prioritizes his spiritual journey and eventually leaves his home to become an ascetic. The film portrays his deep devotion to Lord Krishna and his eventual return to visit his mother, where he instructs his wife to worship the same deity. The film is a historical and devotional portrayal of the saint's life.
Mejdidi
Kanthahar
A 1935 Bengali Film directed by Jyotish Bandyopadhyay.
Manmoyee Girl's School
A comedy adapted from a successful play. The zamindar Damodar Chakraborty (Chakraborty) starts a school named after his wife and recruits a married couple as teachers. Manas (Ganguly in the role which had made him a stage star) and Niharika (Kanan Devi) pretend to be married in order to get the jobs. Their imposture, together with the fact that he is Hindu while she is Christian, produces complications.
Ananya
A Bengali Drama Film directed by Sabyasachi (Ajoy Kar & Binoy Chattopadhyay).
Ban Phool
Haria, an elephant driver, loves gypsy girl Gulabi, but faces rivalry from Ajay, the tea estate owner's son. After Ajay kills Haria's elephant, Raja, Haria seeks revenge, intertwining with a family secret and inheritance dispute.
Sapera
Adapted from a story by Kazi Nazrul Islam this film concerns love and revenge among a tribe of snake charmers led by Jahar (Nawab) who is searching for his 100th poisonous snake so as to show how he can magically cure its deadly bite.
Debatra
A 1955 Bengali Drama Film directed by Haridas Bhattacharya.
Mukti
This classic adultery story tells of an artist, Prasanta (Barua) presented in the stereotypically romantic image: dedicated to his vocation, paying no heed to his scandalous reputation (he paints nude models) and with a cavalier attitude to his conservative father-in-law's (Choudhury) demands for a good social behavior.
Filmography
as Arundhati
as Hemangini
as Sita
as Gulabi
as Meena Devi
as Meena
as Kusum
as Kamala
as Chandan
as Chitra
as Niharika
as Bishnupriya